Death takes elderly resident John A. Crosswhite aged 88
John A. Crosswhite 88 died at home after months of failing health. Born in Jonesboro Tennessee July 16 1865 he worked 50 years with the Railway Express Agency then moved from Fort Worth to Mount Dora Florida in 1949. He was active in the Methodist church and a Mason. He leaves a widow two granddaughters and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist church Mount Dora with later moving his remains to Fort Worth. Interment in Greenwood cemetery with Masonic rites.
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John A. Crosswhite
Mr. Crosswhite
Jonesboro
Tenn
Jesse and
Lavinia Crosswhite
Tennessee
Railway Express Agency
Fort Worth
Texas
Mount Dora
Methodist Church
Central Methodist Church
Lodge 563
Blue Lodge
Scottish Rite
Shrine
Mary True Crosswhite
J. Allen Overton, Jr
Parkersburg
W. Va
Mae S. Burks
Oklahoma City
Okla
Helen S. Crosswhite
George C. Keller
D. Fletcher Crane
Lloyd Atkins
O. M. Simpson
H. J. Akehurst
Candlelight Peace Guides Ailing Neighbor to Gift
The piece centers on John A. Crosswhite, 88, watching a neighbor's Christmas candle glow from his window. He describes its peaceful, starlike warmth, and his wife Mary retrieves a matching candle to gift him, hoping to bring him calm and joy.
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John A. Crosswhite
Mary
YesLet
John
Classifieds Bring Two Evils and Two Goods to Mount Dora
Mr and Mrs J W Taynton advertise from Elmira New York seeking a home in Mount Dora Florida. The note says they received all kinds of replies but misfortune prompts a second try in the Topic's Classifieds. They promise to pick among the options presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Taynton
Mount Dora
Elmira
N. Y
Mount Dora High School Singers Perform Christmas Carols
Mount Dora high school singers present Yale programs for the community and school. They will sing at the Kiwanis club luncheon at the Community building today. Some performers are pictured before the Christmas tree.
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Bethlehem
Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School
Yale
Kiwanis Club
Spring in Yule Garb Invades Mount Dora Civic Clubs
Mount Dora high school mixed Glee club, the Ninette and Boys Quartet, performs at local civic events. The group aims for a superior rating in state contests in Daytona and will sing at Kiwanis luncheon and upcoming Lions and D.A.R. gatherings. Director Rosemary Bennett, with two degrees and a doctorate in progress, leads the choir.
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Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora
Ninette
Daytona
Alanah
Anita Stedrowsky
Janet Snowberger
Mary Anna Kelly
DeAnn Bateman
Daisy Eaton
Jalene Howell
Karen Landis
Sara Jo Land
Barbara Schwartz
Dan Schneider
Buster Brown
Johnnie Groves
Jerry Dake
Glee Club
Mary Anna
Charles Norton
Janet
Sara Jo
Buster
Rosemary Bennett
Cadet Moorhead Home on Coast Guard Christmas Leave
Cadet Charles E. Moorhead of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy returns home for Christmas leave to visit his mother, Mrs. Doris Moorhead, in Sorrento.
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Charles E. Moorhead
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Doris Moorhead
Sorrento
Mount Dora hires night officer to curb burglary wave
Mount Dora added a night patrolman Louis E. Bedell a long time resident and produce truck driver his duty begins day after Christmas aided by a reserve officer to tackle a wave of burglaries in Leesburg and South Lake County. Mayor Lou L. Heaton notes Bedell has military police training and judo study.
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Mount Dora
Louis E. Bedell
Leesburg
South Lake County
A. L. McAllister
Benjamin Williamson
Willard
Johnnie” Russell
Bedell
Lou L. Heaton
Penny meters unlock Baker Street bottleneck at Community Building
Dorans and visitors have fed pennies and a few nickels into meters in the business district to widen Baker Street toward Donnelly Park. The City project by Ray Jay Construction Co. adds eight feet, a larger paved lot east of the Community Building, and an exit to Baker Street. Costing 2784 dollars from the parking meter fund, the work aims to ease traffic during events and improve rain comfort with a hard surface and better parking.
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Dorans
Baker St
Donnelly Park
Ray Jay Construction Co
Seeneha
Quote on friendship forged in adversity
The saying notes that true friendships emerge strongest when tested by hardship, comparing iron to a flame that fuses bonds. It attributes the idea to Caleb C. Colton and frames unity through struggle.
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Caleb C. Colton
Molino storm sparks Rev Coffield revelation at Baptist church
In Molino Florida a young man tears into a Bible reading that changes his outlook. He recalls Hosea and sees life purpose. Now at 36 he preaches at Mount Dora First Baptist about Christmas as a call to selflessness and faith.
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Molino
Fla
Pensacola
Gulf
Joe
Sunday School Quarterly
Hosea
First Baptist Church
Mount Dora
Minister Rev David Coffield Finds Life in Righteous Pursuit
The article details Rev. David Coffield's conversion from fear to faith in the Word of God and his decision to enter the ministry. It notes his early trials, hard work turning impulse into action, and the deep satisfaction of answering a prophetic call with God’s guiding hand.
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David Coffield
Early Settler Is Claimed By Della Story Owens
A child of Lake county's Story family, Mrs. Della Story Owens, 79, was claimed Monday at her home 1148 N Grandview St. Born at Lake Joanna near Mount Dora she lived in Florida all her life and in Mount Dora 17 years. She leaves five sons two sisters two brothers and several relatives. funeral services were held at Rehbaum Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Lake County
Story
N. Grandview St
Della Story Owens
Stella Owens
Story Bros. Grocery
Lake Joanna
Mount Dora
Owens
Florida
Baptist Church
Alfred R. Story
Sumner
Charles Benjamin Owens
Georgia
Cassia
DeLand
Oak Hill
New Smyrna Beach
Lawrence J
George
Andrew D
Sanford
T. C. Owens
Chicago
Sallie Frye
Mattie Bostick
Jacksonville
Luther Story
Stratford Story
Eustis
Jack Dillard
Gaines
Message of the Manger Ushers Peace and Democracy
Hundreds gather for Christmas Eve services as church leaders frame the Nativity story as a call to peace and brotherhood. Dr. Reed, Rev. Felton, and others urge ordinary people to prepare the way for a Messiah through faith, truth, and humane action beyond ritual.
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Community Church
Robert R. Reed
H. Mauriece Felton
First Methodist Church
Bethlehem
Jesus
Lake Shrine Elects Dora President at Umatilla Meeting
Carl Fuller of Mount Dora was named president of the Lake County Shrine club at a meeting in Umatilla last week. Fred O. Johnson of Leesburg was elected vice president, Harold Simon of Eustis treasurer, and Frank Riggs of Mount Dora secretary. Installation set for January 8 at the Fountain Inn Eustis during a ladies night banquet.
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Carl Fuller
Mount Dora
Lake County
Santa Demands Longer Ride to Dora Children
Santa Claus insists on a longer ride on the new Mount Dora fire truck. He will depart from Sanford and arrive at Donnelly Park at 3 pm for a community visit, with the Cham ber of Commerce Merchants Division funding extra gasoline for the trip.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
Mount Dora
Orange Blossom
Santa
Sanford
Donnelly Park
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
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Edith Keller
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Lee Dettra
Lee
Lake
Robert South
Mabel Norris Reese
the Baptist Church
David
Christ Child
Rome
Mr. Felton
Israel
Lake Shrine
Dora
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